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Add documentation around package dependencies (#41437)

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Documented procedure to handle package dependencies required by
packages which are Ansible dependencies.

Fixes: #30732
Fixes: #16571

Signed-off-by: Abhijeet Kasurde <akasurde@redhat.com>
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@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ Debian/Ubuntu packages can also be built from the source checkout, run:
$ make deb
You may also wish to run from source to get the latest, which is covered above.
You may also wish to run from source to get the latest, which is covered below.
Latest Releases Via Apt (Debian)
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@ -395,6 +395,8 @@ bugs and feature ideas.
Examples of basic commands
:ref:`working_with_playbooks`
Learning ansible's configuration management language
:ref:`installation_faqs`
Ansible Installation related to FAQs
`Mailing List <http://groups.google.com/group/ansible-project>`_
Questions? Help? Ideas? Stop by the list on Google Groups
`irc.freenode.net <http://irc.freenode.net>`_

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@ -131,6 +131,19 @@ requires Python 2, you can also report a bug on our `bug tracker
Do not replace the shebang lines of your python modules. Ansible will do this for you automatically at deploy time.
.. _installation_faqs:
How do I handle the package dependencies required by Ansible package dependencies during Ansible installation ?
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While installing Ansible, sometimes you may encounter errors such as `No package 'libffi' found` or `fatal error: Python.h: No such file or directory`
These errors are generally caused by the missing packages which are dependencies of the packages required by Ansible.
For example, `libffi` package is dependency of `pynacl` and `paramiko` (Ansible -> paramiko -> pynacl -> libffi).
In order to solve these kinds of dependency issue, you may need to install required packages using the OS native package managers (e.g., `yum`, `dnf` or `apt`) or as mentioned in the package installation guide.
Please refer the documentation of the respective package for such dependencies and their installation methods.
Common Platform Issues
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